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What you’ll need:
- Craig & Rose Artisan rust effect base paint
- Craig & Rose Artisan rust effect activator
- A wide paintbrush
- A dust sheet
- Quality masking tape
- A plastic paint tub
- Gloves
- Dust mask
- Goggles
Follow our steps
1. Read the paint usage instructions
Before you begin, carefully read the paint usage instructions.
2. Clean and dry your surface
Make sure the surface you want to paint is clean, dry and free from dust and grease.
3. Protect areas you don’t want to paint
Mask off anywhere you don’t want the paint to touch and cover floors and furniture with dust sheets.
4. Stir the paint
Stir the paint with a paint stirrer. Make sure you scrape the bottom of the can and use a scooping motion to spread the paint particles evenly.
5. Pour the paint into a tub
Pour the paint into a separate tub.
6. Practise on a board
You might want to practise with the paint on a small board first. Rust effect paint works best when you apply it in random strokes.
7. Apply the first coat of rust effect paint
Starting in the middle of the area you’re painting, use a wide brush to apply the rust effect paint in random strokes.
8. Apply a second coat
Allow the first coat to dry and apply a second coat of paint using the same method. Let the area dry for 12 hours.
9. Put on protective gear and pour the rust activator solution into a tub
To apply the rust activator solution wear gloves and goggles. Pour the solution into a separate tub.
10. Apply two coats of rust activator
You can create different effects depending on whether you use a sponge or brush to apply the rust activator. Apply two coats of rust activator using your chosen method – the effect will start to develop immediately and will continue developing.
11. Spray the surface with water
You can accelerate the rust effect by spraying the surface with water.
12. Apply Craig & Rose vintage soft wax
To avoid rust residue rubbing off when you touch it – and to seal the area – you can use a coat of Craig & Rose vintage soft wax.